Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)


Monarda fistulosa

A native plant often grown as a garden perennial. It is listed as native in the USDA PLANTS Database throughout most of the eastern United States, but Gray (revised by Fernald) points out that it is often a garden escape. Our wild specimens of this plant in the Pittsburgh area are probably descended mostly from garden plants, but it is hard to tell anymore. These were blooming in a field deliberately maintained as a native-plant showcase in Robin Hill Park, Moon Township.

Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Bergamot

For a description of the species, see the Monarda fistulosa reference page.

Monarda fistulosa
Photographed July 16 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6.

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